CVE-2021-3778
7.8 HIGHvim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published: 2021-09-15 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-122, CWE-787
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux, fedora, ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility |
| fedoraproject | debian_linux, fedora, ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility |
| netapp | debian_linux, fedora, ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility |
| vim | debian_linux, fedora, ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility |
Description
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3778
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1
- [Patch]https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f
- [Patch]https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
- [Other]https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1
- [Patch]https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f
- [Patch]https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- [Other]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
- [Other]https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- [Other]https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/
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